# Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain - Hardcover

by **Cheryl Bardoe** (Author), **Barbara McClintock** (Illustrator)

**The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream.**

When her parents took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying math...nothing stopped Sophie. When a professor discovered that the homework sent to him under a male pen name came from a woman...nothing stopped Sophie. And when she tackled a math problem that male scholars said would be impossible to solve...still, nothing stopped Sophie.

For six years Sophie Germain used her love of math and her undeniable determination to test equations that would predict patterns of vibrations. She eventually became the first woman to win a grand prize from France's prestigious Academy of Sciences for her formula, which laid the groundwork for much of modern architecture (and can be seen in the book's illustrations).

Award-winning author Cheryl Bardoe's inspiring and poetic text is brought to life by acclaimed artist Barbara McClintock's intricate pen-and-ink, watercolor, and collage illustrations in this true story about a woman who let nothing stop her.

### Author Biography

**Cheryl Bardoe** is the author of _Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas_, an Orbis Pictus Honor Book, an ALA Notable book, and an IRA Notable book; _Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age_, an Orbis Pictus Honor Book, a Bank Street Best Children's Books selection, and a Junior Library Guild selection; and _The Ugly Duckling Dino._ She lives in Chicago with her family.

**Barbara McClintock** has illustrated over forty books for children including _My Grandfather's Coat_, _The Gingerbread Man_, and her own highly acclaimed Adv(R)le and Simon series. Her books have been honored five times as _New York Times_ Best Illustrated Children's Books, among many other awards, citations, and starred reviews. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, the artist David Johnson.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 10.3 x 10.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 12, 2018

**Award:** Golden Kite (2019)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Nothing Stopped Sophie: A Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 5.3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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